The Science Mill will be open during Thanksgiving Break—come for a serving of STEM before the big meal or after the pie! Explore more than 50 interactive exhibits indoors and outside, take in a 3D movie and fly as a pterosaur with SciDive 4D. Catch pop-up activity stations on Wednesday, Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 26, and get a head start on holiday shopping with 15% off all science toys, kits, and books from Nov. 26 through Nov. 29, in store and online. After hours, stay for Lights Spectacular—over 2 million lights turn Johnson City into the “Twinkliest Town in Texas” from Nov. 26, 2021 through Jan. 2, 2022!
Open Monday, Nov. 22—Saturday, Nov. 27 from 10am-4pm, except for Thanksgiving Day (closed Thursday, Nov. 25); open Sunday, Nov. 28 from 12-4pm. Closed Monday, Nov. 29 (Science Store available online).
Pop-up Activity Stations
Wednesday, Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 26
Festive Food Science
Do chemists make the best cooks? Learn the science behind your favorite holiday dishes and how to precisely cook them to perfection.
Turkeys: Bioengineered to Be Delicious
Think all turkeys are the same? Actually, wild and domestic turkeys couldn't be more different! This Thanksgiving Break, think like a bioengineer and design your own “perfect turkey” using Mendelian genetics.
Exploding Pumpkins
Not just exploding—foaming and falling, too! Our team shows off some seriously messy science with chemistry demonstrations that will make pumpkins explode or ooze foam. They’ll also test gravity and force with pumpkin drops from the top of the Mill’s silos.
More parking available in our Science Mill parking lot, west of the museum.